Ana Cortez Molina is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Columbia, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has experience working at Wells Fargo Bank and Advance Auto Parts, among other roles, with a total industry experience of less than one year. Molina has also been involved in work at Auroras Hair Design and the Pittsburg Institute of Aeronautics. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Justin Policare is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Baltimore, MD, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Raymond James & Associates and Merrill. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and methodologies.

Rashid Afzal is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Baltimore, MD, with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009 and Citigroup Global Markets since 2006. Afzal serves on the Board of Education for the Al Rahmah School, a nursery through middle school in Baltimore. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a wide range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, including tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and analyses. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers diverse investment products and services through both direct and corporate channels.

Samuel Emery is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise in Crofton, MD, holding a Series 66 credential and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Enterprise, he worked at The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities LLC. Emery has a background in the medical device industry, having held roles at Medtronic, Inc., Invasix, Inc., and Smith and Nephew. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients by providing financial planning, advisory services, and access to model portfolios and third-party asset management. The firm integrates advisory programs with brokerage and insurance product sales through an affiliated agency, offering a comprehensive platform to its clients.

Kristina Jackson is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Her prior work history includes positions at Bank of America and PayPal. Outside of her advisory role, she provides guest services for sports facilities and events through a for-profit entity in Baltimore. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, offers managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients via the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations using model-based and discretionary investment strategies developed by internal and third-party managers.

Thomas Hagigh is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving at LPL Financial since 2023. His prior roles include positions at Janney Montgomery Scott and Wells Fargo Advisors. He also works as an agent selling fixed annuity insurance. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a broad client base, including individuals, retirement plans, and institutions, offering a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and brokerage services supported by research and model portfolios.

Tyler Thomas is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation. His prior work includes roles in education and hospitality. Equitable Advisors serves a broad mix of individual, high-net-worth, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, broker-dealer services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs, relying heavily on LPL-sponsored programs and endorsed third-party managers to deliver advisory and brokerage solutions.

Thomas Black is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Brown Advisory Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting. The firm delivers these services alongside affiliated brokerage, distribution, and investment management capabilities.

James Gibson is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience and has been with UBS Financial Services since 2010. Based in Baltimore, MD, he holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for a family trust. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients by providing a combination of brokerage and investment advisory offerings, including fee-based financial planning and portfolio management. The firm integrates institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services, utilizing proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor investment strategies.

Ethan Wittner is a financial advisor at LPL Enterprise with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at PRUCO Securities, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is involved with Rite Way Valet. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, model portfolio services, third-party asset management, and brokerage and insurance products through an integrated platform.

Laura Van Wagenberg is a financial advisor at Merrill with 17 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has worked at Merrill since 2010 and Bank of America since 2011. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies tailored to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Nathan Chen is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Columbia, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He has previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Raymond James & Associates. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm that provides investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm combines research and analytics with diversification principles and modern portfolio theory to serve its clients.

Allie Gamble Taylor is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding the Series 66 designation and bringing 17 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. and Janney Montgomery Scott. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad range of financial planning and advisory programs, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by in-house and third-party research.

Jonathan Dickey is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial Services, INC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Outside of advising, he is involved in agricultural operations as an owner of family farms, serves on the board of a nonprofit horse rescue organization, and is a director on the board of Harbor Bank of Maryland. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning and investment consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers tailored, non-discretionary planning using risk profiling and modeling tools and supports advisory programs and institutional consulting through a large advisor network.

Larry Bloomer is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Baltimore, MD. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 39 years of industry experience, including tenure at M&T Securities since 2009. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services supported by research, model portfolios, and various management options.

Sharrel Hohman is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 27 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009, following a tenure at Citigroup Global Markets starting in 2006. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning through its Financial Advisors and Estate Planning Strategies Group. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs a structured planning process that includes tools such as Secular Return Estimates and Monte Carlo simulations.

Kelly Granger is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Baltimore, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. She has been with Morgan Stanley since 2016 and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2019. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs a structured planning process supported by firm-approved tools and methodologies.

Alexander Rice is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors holding a Series 66 designation and beginning his industry career in 2025. Prior to joining Equitable Advisors, he held various roles including at Homegoods and Firehouse Subs. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, broker-dealer services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs. The firm utilizes LPL-sponsored programs and endorsed TAMPs, offering a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary asset management solutions.

James Burris is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Booz Allen Hamilton and Accenture LLP. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, combining quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence and applying an ESG eligibility framework when recommending strategies.

Bryan Karsner is a financial advisor at Cetera with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has worked at firms including Voya Financial Advisors and BRK Financial, LLC, which he owns. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches youth tee ball, baseball, and soccer teams in Severna Park, MD. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a wide range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional accounts. The firm offers various investment management and financial planning services through a nationwide network of independent advisors and supports multiple portfolio management approaches including model portfolios and bespoke strategies.